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10726151299AllegoryA story within a story. It has a "surface story" and another story hidden underneath. Ex: Ripe Figs: about a girl waiting for figs to ripen to see her cousin. It is also about learning patience, growing older, and maturity.0
10726271823Archetype-An idea, symbol, pattern, or character-type, in a story. -Any story element that appears again and again in stories from cultures around the world and symbolizes something universal in the human experience. -Character archetypes. Ex: the "Hero" the "Trickster" the "Anti-Hero" etc. - Situational archetypes. Ex: Lost love, returning from the dead, orphans destined for greatness. - Symbolic archetypes: Ex: trees- archetypal symbol of nature. Fire- archetypal symbol representing destruction.1
10726285138Confidant-revealing the inner thoughts, feelings, and intentions of a main character. -Helps the protagonist achieve his or her goal.2
10726300821Cosmic irony-Irony involving fate. When a situation is opposite of what is expected. -Fate and destiny, or even gods, control and play with human hopes and desires3
10726329283Denouement-Very end of a story -Happens right after the climax -Can give some hints as to what will happen next. Ex: - ...and they lived happily ever after4
10726358540Diction-Word choice and phrasing -Ex: words like "yea" and "thy," using contractions or avoiding them (formal diction), etc.5
10726375862Direct characterization-Tells the audience what the personality of the character is in a straightforward manner. -Ex: he was a large man.6
10726427850Dramatic IronyWhen the audience knows something is going to happen but a character/characters in the story may not.7
10726436972ExpositionThe first paragraph or paragraphs in which the characters, setting (time and place), and basic information is introduced.8
10726462279Indirect Characterization-the author showing the audience what kind of person a character is through the character's thoughts, words, and deeds. -This requires the audience to make inferences9
10726467623In medias res-"In the middle of things" -Beginning a story by plunging into a critical situation that is part of a related chain of events. Narrator then goes directly forward and earlier events are supplied by flashbacks.10
10726493197HoratianThis type of satire makes fun of things in a soft or even loving manner. It's usually a form of parody that is intended to make people think.11
10726517064JuvenilianSatire that tends to be harsh, bitter, and even obscene12
10726535977Objective Point of View-Reader has access to nobody's thoughts.13
10726572114Stock CharacterA stereotypical character14
10726586576Story of initiationcoming of age stories (when a character is maturing) Ex: Ripe Figs15
10726594252Stream of consciousnessa style of writing that portrays the inner (often chaotic) workings of a character's mind.16
10726602015Unreliable narratora narrator whose account of events appears to be faulty, misleadingly biased, or otherwise distorted17
10726609414Verbal ironyA figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant18

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